Genius Quotes

Masterpieces, not always distinguished or distinguishable among all the works with pretensions to genius, are scattered about the world like warning notices in a mine field.

A very fine artist can take something quite ordinary and, through sheer artistry and willpower, turn it into a work of art.

In time, all great masterpieces turn into shameless creatures who laugh at their creators.

Remember, when we're lost in a story, we're not passively reading about something that's happening to someone else.

Intelligence, Kant reminds, is not so much a result of genius, rather it is a consequence of a determination to use it.

You are Timeless Being and Awareness...You are not touched by any of this.

There’s no logical connection between being smart and having money.

Being smart means you learned it well

Ideas are the currency of innovation.

So, how close are love and genius, really? We know that they are both mentioned far more than lived.

Angels are good not simply because they see bad as bad, but also because they see bad as corny.

To be intuitive is to possess a godly characteristic: to be bad at second-guessing the good.

Be careful not to appear obsessively intellectual. When intelligence fills up, it overflows a parody.

A genius is a person who is more observant and has more patience.

Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition.

If you're the only one that can see the genius in you, It's best you revisit the drawing board.

If it sounds good, it is good.

True genius without heart is a thing of nought - for not great understanding alone, not intelligence alone, nor both together, make genius. Love! Love! Love! that is the soul of genius.

There is a myth at the heart of things and some element of genius in the heart of each person.

Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.

You don't have to boast for work that speaks for itself.

If you have a spark of genius, kindle it until it becomes a flame.

Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us.

If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.

Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.

If records refuse to be broken, shatter them.

Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become.

Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.

One who takes the road less traveled earns the rewards most missed.

The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.

A star earns the right to shine the day it is born.

Thinking outside of the box keeps you from suffocating inside of one.

You become the master of what you master.

Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight.

Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.

Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.

Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else.

Failing over and over again is how you learn to succeed over and over again.

Critics are loud, but success is louder.

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

Loud critics are silenced by loud success.

Big dreamers achieve more than big doubters.

A Genius always admires the choices of the most Confident Fool!

The mind is the laboratory where products, both fake and genuine are manufactured. People grow wild weeds, others grow flourishing flowers!

He is an idiot, " I said. "One who thinks he's a genius/ They're the most dangerous kind.""No, the most dangerous kind are the ones with power, " he said.

Being innovative is to allow yourself to expose your mind to something great that has potential to change lives and the world positively and you take action on it.

There is no doubt that Einstein's pipe was his closest associate, while others--including wife and family--were never permitted the illusion that they would ever be at the center of his life.

Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.